Members' Zone

Long term partnership arrangement update

Following our recent Care Quality Commission report and the challenges for improvement highlighted within it, we have been in discussion with other NHS trusts and their regulators to discuss how a long term partnership arrangement might help us begin to address the issues raised by the CQC to rapidly improve the quality of services we provide for local people.

Please click here to read more information about the long term partnership arrangement, from Peter Herring, Interim Chief Executive and Sean Lyons, Chairman.

Please click here to read the frequently asked questions document around the long term partnership arrangement.

Get involved more as a member and help shape services

Your Views Count . . .You will have no doubt have seen in the local media and other communications that a period of public consultation is underway about healthcare in Ashfield. We’d like to encourage you, your colleagues, family and friends to make your views known about these proposed changes.

Great news for Foundation Trust members – anyone who is a member of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can benefit from the NHS Discounts scheme which has previously only been available to NHS staff.

All you need to do to start enjoying the benefit of the NHS Discounts scheme is to log onto their website at www.nhsdiscounts.com go to ‘register now’ and fill out the form. Please select the ‘NHS Foundation Trust member’ option on the question ‘do you work for the NHS?’

Member events

If you would like to learn more about a service or a particular condition then please come along to one of our member events. Events held in the past have included cancer services, diabetes, food & nutrition, maternity services & paediatrics and infection control. Member events are free and there is plenty of time to ask questions at each session. Please visit our events page to find what events are coming up.

Membership and Engagement Strategy

It is important that we ensure our membership is representative of the local population. For further details please click here to view our latest membership and engagement strategy.

Contact us

If you have any queries or feedback regarding membership please contact the membership office by:

Telephone: 01623 622515 extension 3575

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